Course: English 10; English 10 Vo-Technical
Teacher: Miss Amber Hyder
Location: Room 111; High School
Contact: Monday-Friday (2-2:30 pm): 570-735-7781
Email: hydear@gnasd.com
Websites: TeacherWeb; AHyder.wikispaces.com
Objectives
-to enable students to improve upon their grammar, spelling, writing,
reading, and speaking skills, according to PA State Standards
-to introduce students to various tupes of literature and poetry
-to create an atmosphere of respect, politeness, and helpfulness
-to prepare students for college, the work place, and society
Expectations for Students
-to be mannerly and respectful at all times
-to complete all assignments and have them in on-time
-to do well on assessments
-to complete some studying at home
-to participate in class daily
-to arrive to class on-time
-to come to class prepared
Weekly Breakdown
This will be subject to change; the only exception being that we will ALWAYS
have a vocabulary test/quiz on Fridays.
Monday: Weekly vocab given/grammar and spelling
Tuesday: Reading or Writing
Wednesday: Reading or Writing
Thursday: Vocab Review
Friday: Vocab Quiz/Test
Independent Reading Assignments
Students will be assigned FOUR OUT-OF-CLASS readings during the year. They
are responsible for obtaining the books, reading them alone, and completing
accompanying assignments/tests. (All books can be read for free online
through Miss Hyder's Wiki site or by going to www.Scribd.com and searching
for titles. The Bell Jar is available, but not the complete text.)
BOOK: TO BE READ BY:
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom End of Oct.
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath End of Dec.
The Hound of the Baskervilles End of Feb.
A book of the student's choice End of April
(must be approved)
Projects
-autobiographical timeline
-vision board
-propaganda
-wanted posters
-storyboards
-children's book
-infomercials
-author biography
-Marc Antony speech
-advice column
-persuasive essay
-resume
-application completion
Bell Binders
Bell binders will be completed every day at teh beginning of class. Students
are expected to take their assigned binders and begin the work that is
assigned on the board. These must be completed in the alotted time. All
binder questiosn and answers must be written out completely. There will be a
binder test each month that will count as 70% of the students' participation
grades.
Grading
Test/Quizzes?Projects-50%
Participation-30%
Homework-20%